Baseball

Blue begins his 11th season as
head coach after spending six years as the assistant head
coach/recruiting coordinator. He has an impressive career record of
292-197-3 (.593). He is credited with recruiting the talent that
has thrust the CCBC Catonsville baseball program into the national
spotlight. Under his leadership, the Cardinals have an appearance
in the 2003 NJCAA World Series, 11 trips to the NJCAA Region XX
semifinals since 1998 and back-to-back Maryland JUCO Conference and
NJCAA Region XX titles in 2003 and 2004.

In his first season as head
coach in 2004, he led the Cardinals to their second consecutive
Maryland JUCO and NJCAA Region XX titles and 34 victories, which
included a 19 game winning streak. He also garnered the 2004
Maryland JUCO Conference and NJCAA Region XX Coach of the Year
Awards. In 2005, he led the Cardinals to a second place finish in
the conference and another appearance in the NJCAA regional
semifinals.

His 2006 squad twice defeated
the top ranked team in the nation. In 2007, he led the Cardinals to
their third conference title in five seasons and was again named
the Maryland JUCO Conference Coach of the Year. Blue's 2008 team
was the NJCAA Region XX runner-up and third in the NJCAA Eastern
District. The 2010 Cardinals won a school record 37 games,
including 17 in a row, as well as two victories over the No. 2
ranked team in all of NJCAA Division II.

His 2011 team secured its third
30-win season in the five years. The 2012 squad captured the NJCAA
Region XX title and advanced to within one game of the World
Series. Blue was once again voted Coach of the Year honors for the
conference. In 2013 his team captured its 12th Maryland JUCO
Conference Championship, recorded their fourth straight 30-win
season and was ranked in the NJCAA top 20 for much of the
season.

Blue is a former first baseman/outfielder that played for the
University of Toledo (1981-84) and the University of Central
Florida (1985). He has also coached at the high school level in
both Maryland (Mount Hebron) and Florida (Colonial HS and Lake
Highland Prep) prior to arriving at CCBC Catonsville in the fall of
1998. Eighteen of his CCBC Catonsville recruits have been drafted
or eventually signed professional contracts.